2006-2009: The Dark Age Of The Sonic Series – And How It Ended
There was a time, when every new Sonic game brought with it a wave of cynicism and lamentation over what many people believe was a lost cause. Some people believe that nothing’s changed. I’m here to try and prove to you that the cause is not lost – in fact…
Microsoft Reportedly Developing Cloud Streaming Service for Windows Devices
Reports from the Verge state that Microsoft have been internally developing its own cloud streaming service similar to Sony's GaiKai service. Internally demonstrated using Halo 4, the new service allowed the Xbox 360 FPS to be played on a PC and Windows Phone with low latency using a Xbox 360…
Crytek Confirms Ryse Visual Downgrade
It wasn't too long ago it was confirmed that Ryse: Son of Rome will run at 900P native for the Xbox One. Now the exclusive has been dealt another visual blow, with Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli tweeting that the character triangle count will be decreases from 150k, to 85k. Less…
Dark Souls II Stunt Brings Traffic In London To A Stand Still
If you stopped on your way back from work by a six foot man in armor, wielding a sword, it would be pretty scary experience, or at least a little weird. This was the sight many gamers and pedestrians were met with at Eurogamer Expo yesterday, after one of the…
The Creative Assembly – Aliens Title in The Works?
Does anyone remember Aliens Colonial Marines? Probably not. In some collective effort it seems we have all tried to repress Colonial Marines existence to the backwaters of gaming history. However, rumours from the Eurogamer expo report that The Creative Assembly, most known for their work on the Total War series, may be…
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Online Getting Splinter Cell Crossover
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Online will be getting a crossover with another Tom Clancy series, Splinter Cell. Inspired by the Assassin's Creed crossover back in February, the Ghost Recon Online team will be releasing weapons and gear used by Sam Fisher in Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell usable by all three…
Xbox One Tour Coming to 75 Cities Across the World
Prior to the Xbox One launch this November 22nd Microsoft has organised an Xbox One tour. The console will travel across 75 different consoles and will feature several experimental events. Those in the US, Canada and Europe will experience the, "Area One" tour where players will experience the Xbox One premier…
League Of Legends: Jinx, the Loose Cannon, Revealed
Riot Games has introduced their latest champion to the League of Legends roster, Jinx, the Loose Cannon. Her introduction on the League of Legends website reads as follows; "Fire up your minigun and take aim with a massive death launcher as Jinx, the Loose Cannon. Packing major attitude and equipped with a…
Limbo To Receive iOS7 Controller Support
Today Limbo has been confirmed as an Indie title to benefit from controller support for the iOS7. This is the latest title to enjoy this addition, along side games such as The Walking Dead and Bastion. Some games offered basic support for the iOS7 in order to prevent the apps from cashing or…
Hideo Kojima – Bored of the Console War
Hideo Kojima has in a recent interview on Dengeki Online where he was asked, perhaps one time to many over his plans for the next generation of consoles finally expressed a concrete opinion on the issue.He frustratingly expressed, "I'm already exhausted from being involved in the console war (laughs). Metal Gear Solid…
Xbox Fitness Announcement Trailer Released
The announcement trailer for Xbox Fitness shows off the games many celebrity fitness instructors and features. Boasting instant feedback and tracking using the Kinect sensor, Xbox Fitness would appear to be the natural progression of the Fitness tape. The Xbox One exclusive will be released sometime near the end of…
Assassin’s Creed IV Trailer Shows Some Salty Faces
Are you familiar with your 18th century pirates? Like every Assassin's Creed game, Black Flag will make sure that by the end you will be an expert with the faces of the day. In this latest trailer, we get to a brief glimpse at the individuals Ubisoft will be populating…
Xbox Fitness Free for Xbox Live Gold Members
Xbox Fitness is a new piece of fitness software for Xbox One. The software builds upon the previously existing fitness titles released for Kinect and makes use of the Xbox One's Kinect 2.0. Full of recognisable faces such as Shaun T, Jillian Michaels and Tracey Anderson, Xbox Fitness will be…
World Of Warplanes Update Adds British Planes And Other Bells And Whistles
Still in open beta, World of Warplanes still has a fair amount of spit and polish left until the proper release. The latest update, 0.5.3, changes quiet a bit. The most important addition is the introduction of 12 British RAF planes, with their own tech tree. Tech trees have also…
Second Life Recieves New Features And Graphical Facelift
It is hard to define Second Life as a game, fitting more inside the category of a virtual social hub with a very shiny interface. Recently celebrating its 10th year anniversary, Linden Lab have given the game a graphical revamp. On top of this, additional features have been introduced to…
China Planning to Lift Game Console Ban
Chinese authorities have confirmed that they are planning to lift a longstanding ban in the country which prevents the manufacturing and sale of video games consoles. According to the Wall Street Journal the State Council, who are the highest decision-making body in the country, said today that foreign game companies…
Introducing The Steam Controller
Introducing the Steam controller! After a year experimenting with new ways to input in the living room, this new controller is Valves final announcement. This Steam controller is designed to work with all the games that are available on Steam, that means every game that has, will and may come…
Ubisoft is Focusing on 30FPS for Watch Dogs on PS4
Watch Dogs will be released in November coming to the PS3, Xbox 360, PC and Next-Gen consoles. Creative Director, Jonathan Morin has said: “Right now the frame rate we’re focusing on [is] a steady 30[fps]” on PS4 and Xbox One. “There’s always a balance, especially for open world, between the…
Final Fantasy VII’s Music Has Been Updated
According to a recent post on the Square Enix Blog, the background music quality in the PC release of Final Fantasy VII has been upgraded. Phil Elliott writes: "I’m really pleased to be able to tell you that we’ve now released an update for the game that includes an audio…
Bravely Default Enhanced Edition Coming to Europe This Year
"Nintendo announces that Bravely Default, the eagerly anticipated role-playing title from Square Enix for the Nintendo 3DS family of consoles will be the enhanced edition when it lands on European shores by the end of 2013" You heard it folks, when Bravely Dafault drops in Europe it's going to…
The Last Of Us: Future DLC Plans
NaughtyDog promised us yesterday in their blog post on PlayStaion.Blog, that they would bring us more information on the new DLC, and now they have. Eric Monacelli, Community Strategist at Naughty Dog has said that this is the first of three Season Pass DLC drops named the Abandoned Territories Map…